Tag Archives: Noble Family

Samuel Caleb Wells

Posted on January 8, 2025 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Samuel Wells
Company M, 17th Infantry
United States Army Continue reading →

Breathitt’s First Modern Deer Hunt

Posted on November 8, 2024 by sdbowling

Deer hunting was ended by the Kentucky Legislature in 1916 and would not return for 40 years until 1956. Learn about Breathitt’s first modern deer hunt. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Entertainment, Hunting, Laws, Sports, Traditions | Tagged Bach Family, Breathitt County, Deer, Deer Hunting, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Drake Family, Game Warden, Hunting, Noble Family, Robinson Forest, Whitetail | Leave a comment

Mayors of the City of Jackson, Kentucky

Posted on August 1, 2023 by sdbowling

A look at the men and women who served Jackson as Mayor from 1913-2023 Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Jackson, Politics | Tagged Bailey Family, Brown Family, Center Family, City of Jackson, Davis Family, Hays Family, Jackson, Mayor, McCoun Fmaily, Miller Family, Noble Family, Pelfrey Family, Reynolds Family, Rose Family, Sewell Family, Short Family, Smith Family, Staton Family, Thomas Family, Wolfe Family | Leave a comment

Who Killed Foch?

Posted on May 12, 2023 by sdbowling

Foch Noble was a local legend and professional hitchhiker. Who killed him in 1966? Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents, Breathitt County, Tragedy | Tagged Breathitt County, Combs Family, Hit and Run, Noble Family, Watts Family | 3 Comments

Courthouse Loafers Beware

Posted on April 5, 2023 by sdbowling

Without a whittlers’ bench, the “loafers’ found their way to the courthouse. Doc Turner and Judge Noble put a stop to that in 1986. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Politics | Tagged Breathitt County, Breathitt County Courthouse, Jackson, Noble Family, Whittlers' Bench | Leave a comment

Fowl Stories From 1954

Posted on January 4, 2023 by sdbowling

Two unusual stories from Breathitt County fowl in 1854.

Did they get down or did he complete his necklace? Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Unexplained | Tagged Breathitt County, Chickens, Eggs, Noble Family, Wilson Family | Leave a comment

Deputy Clemons Emptied Gun Before Dying

Posted on January 3, 2023 by sdbowling

George W. Clemons and several men went to serve an arrest warrant in 1929. Two men were killed and one wounded in the gun battle that followed. A dying Deputy Clemons emptied his gun before he died. Continue reading →

Posted in Breathitt County, Feuds, Murder | Tagged Breathitt County, Clemons Family, Howard Family, Murder, Noble Family, Quicksand Creek | 2 Comments